Podcast
Madagascar Travel Podcast with Hery Rakoto
Episodes — page 3
Clove Smoke and Market Rhythms in FenoarivoDay six in Fenoarivo Atsinanana. The air is thick with drying cloves, the market hums with mobile money transactions, and I navigate the quiet bureaucracy of residency while watchi…
- Clove Smoke and Market Rhythms in Fenoarivo
Day four in Fenoarivo Atsinanana. I walk the Sahavola fishing quarter, track the clove drying trade through the central market, and sort out my mobile money wallet for the long roa…
- Tampolo Forest and the Clove Road in Fenoarivo
Hery hikes into the Forêt de Tampolo to spot lemurs, navigates the RN5 clove trade logistics, and breaks down the daily costs of living in Madagascar's spice capital. ☕ Enjoying t…
- Clove Drying and Market Rhythms in Fenoarivo
Day two in the spice capital. I walk the Sahavola fishing quarter, trace the clove trade through the central market, and explain how mobile money keeps this east-coast town running…
- Clove Harvest and First Steps in Fenoarivo
Hery arrives in Fenoarivo Atsinanana, the spice capital of the east coast. We explore the clove trade, register as a resident, and find our first foothold in Analanjirofo. ☕ Enjoy…
- Last Waves and Lobster Nights in Mahambo
Hery spends his final full day in Mahambo, riding the Iazafo river mouth one last time, eating at La Pirogue, and preparing for the taxi-brousse ride to Toamasina. ☕ Enjoying the…
- Final Dawn in Mahambo Before Sainte-Marie
The last full day on Madagascar's east coast surf break. Hery packs his board, settles the bill at Onja Surf Camp, and navigates the quiet logistics of leaving a village that has b…
- Day Five Mahambo Mangroves and the Quiet Coast
Hery explores the Iazafo estuary by pirogue, navigates the local lobster economy, and reflects on the slow economic recovery of the Betsimisaraka coast. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help…
- Malamby, Mangroves and the Morning Light in Mahambo
Day four on the east coast: a pirogue trip into the Iazafo estuary, the rhythm of the lobster trade, and the quiet reality of living in a village that moves with the tide. ☕ Enjoy…
- Malamby and the Long Right in Mahambo
Day three on the east coast. Hery navigates the Iazafo river mouth surf, hunts for lobster at the morning market, and breaks down the real cost of living in Madagascar's premier be…
- Lobster Markets and Salegy Nights in Mahambo
Day two in the surf village. I walk the beach market at dawn, taste the local lobster economy, and end the night with salegy music under a ravinala roof. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help…
- Surf, Lobster, and Ravinala Roofs in Mahambo
Hery arrives in Mahambo via the rough coastal RN5, checks into Onja Surf Camp, explores the Iazafo river-mouth surf break, and discovers the village's lobster economy and musical n…
- Rain, Rubble, and the Road Back to the Capital
On his last day in Toamasina, Hery visits the Bazar Kely fire recovery, samples the canal's fish market, and reflects on the town's expensive rebuilding and his return to Antananar…
- Tamatave Port Dawn and Sail East
Hery spends his final day in Toamasina watching the port come alive, checking on the Bazar Kely recovery, and preparing for his overnight boat to Sainte-Marie. He reflects on the c…
- The Spice Warehouse and the Sail East
Hery explores Toamasina's spice warehouses and export trade, checks on the recovering Bazar Kely market, and prepares for his cargo-passenger boat to Sainte-Marie. Along the way, h…
- Ivoloina's Lemurs and the Forest Lesson
Hery takes a break from the port to visit Parc Zoologique Ivoloina, meeting lemurs and chameleons, and reflecting on the cost of a day out in Toamasina. He also checks on the city'…
- Canal-Side Life and the Balconies of Tamatave
Hery spends day four in Toamasina exploring the Canal des Pangalanes by pirogue, visiting the ruined Bazar Kely market, and enjoying a seafood dinner at Bounty Ocean Bistro. He ref…
- Pangalanes Pirogue and the Carpet of Cloves
Day three in Toamasina: Hery takes a morning pirogue ride down the Canal des Pangalanes, visits the spice warehouses near the port, and reflects on the cost of a coastal life as he…
- Tamatave's Working Wharf and a Market's Ashes
Day two in Toamasina: Hery walks the working port at dawn, watches vanilla and clove exports being loaded, and visits the site of the Bazar Kely fire. He eats a Creole lunch at Dar…
- Port Life and Pangalanes
Hery arrives in Toamasina after the long drive from Ambatondrazaka, walks the working harbour and the Canal des Pangalanes, tries the local seafood at Bounty Ocean Bistro, and chec…
